SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The main opposition leader said Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeol’s duties should be promptly suspended as he abused his power by declaring martial law this week, labeling Yoon as the “mastermind behind a rebellion.” Lee Jae-myung, the chief of the Democratic Party (DP), ratcheted up pressure against Yoon [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Non-regular school workers launched a general strike Friday after wage negotiations with the education authorities fell through. Around 60,000 workers mostly involved in providing meals and child care were expected to take part in the nationwide strike, according to their unions, prompting some schools to replace Friday’s lunch meal [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol’s approval rating tumbled to a record low of 13 percent, a survey showed Friday, following public backlash over his martial law declaration. According to the survey conducted by Gallup on 1,001 adults aged over 18 from Tuesday to Thursday, the positive assessment of Yoon’s performance [...]
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed the lifting of martial law in South Korea and expressed his expectation for the Asian country’s “democratic process to prevail” during a call with his counterpart in Seoul on Thursday, his spokesperson said. Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul held [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The police and the prosecution launched separate investigation teams Friday to handle charges related to President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived declaration of martial law this week. Police said they established a designated investigation team made up of some 120 personnel to look into four complaints accusing Yoon and others [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s military is grappling with a crisis of morale among its younger service members, following their controversial deployment during President Yoon Suk Yeol’s now-lifted martial law declaration. Dubbed the “MZ Martial Law Troops” for their composition of Millennial and Gen Z soldiers, many expressed disillusionment over being used [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid South Korea’s declining birthrate, corporations are stepping up with innovative and generous measures to support employees who choose to have children. From cash incentives to tailored family support policies, the private sector is playing a growing role in addressing the country’s demographic challenges. Buoyed by a groundbreaking policy [...]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol “badly misjudged” his short-lived imposition of emergency martial law this week, a senior U.S. diplomat said Wednesday, highlighting that South Korea’s past experience of similar events has a “deep” and “negative” resonance in the Asian country. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell made the remarks [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – When Choo Shin-soo, one of South Korea’s most successful Major League Baseball players, recently addressed longstanding rumors about avoiding national team duty after receiving a military service exemption, his explanation that “the team opposed it” did little to quell public criticism. Despite his distinguished 16-year career in American baseball, online [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said Thursday it will push for a vote Saturday for an impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law and subsequent lifting. The DP and five other minor opposition parties have submitted an impeachment motion, arguing Yoon’s martial [...]